Wringer



W. A. FRANTZ Dec. 15, 1925 WRINGER Filed March 20 1922 INVENTOR. WaflerA. Fruntg A TTORNE Y.

. To all 2071 omit may. concern Be it known that I, WALTER A. FRANTZ, a

citizen of the United States, residing at- Cleveland, in the county ofCuyahogaflfild- State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Wringers, of.

which the following is a full, clear, andexact description, referencebeing had to the ac,- companying drawings. g

V This invention relates to clothes wringers and has for its objects theprovision of a new and improved drain and guide-board which shallfacilitate the wringing'operat1on, decrease slopping and splasing of thewater, and cause the clothes to come from the wringer in dri'e'rcondition; the provision of a new and improved construction andsupportfor a: splashboard; the provision of anew and improved device forguiding the clothes and discharging them at a distance from the rolls;while further objectsand advantages will become apparent as this de-'.scription proceeds. g n 1 In the drawings accompanying and 'forming apart.of this application Ihave' shown one of the many physical forms inwhich my inventive idea canbe embodied although it will be understoodthat this drawing is illustrative only and notlimiting upon me.-. Fig. 1is a side elevation of a wringer pro- .ters, l, 1 represent upright endmembers of' a wringer frame 2, 2-the rolls journaled thereon, and 4 thebottom member of the frame which connects the end members. 3 irepresents the tub or. casing upon which the wringer is mounted. I haveshown this frame as being made'of metal, although my improvements arenot restricted to use with such a frame. The sides of the members areslanted toconstitute guides to the rollsand the bottoms of said. membersare formed with the spaced opposed flanges 5, 5 constitnting slides. vMy improved splash-board comprises an upper guiding and-supporting shelfor portion 7 over which the clothes are-fedlto the rolls, and a lowershelf or portion 9 arranged to return the water'to the ftub-orcasingout- 5 of contact with the clothes; preferably also- 1-,5 5,32o@UNITEDSTATES" TENT @-i =nE.---

comprising a guiding part 7 to lead the clothes away from the wringer.In this em.- bodiment all these parts are approximately symmetrical andare formed by bending a smgle piece of sheet metal, the portions '7 and9 being connected by, an integral bend 8,

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and'the portions 7 and 9 being connected by the integral bend 8% Theuppermost ends of the portions 7 and 7 are fashioned to engage thewringer in' any suitable way, i

as bybein formed with lips 6, 6, respectively adapted to engage theflanges 5, 5. The lip 6. is shown as extended to produce a partition 10sloped to shed water onto the shelf portion '9, from which it isreturned to the tub by the opening 12.

In the preferred form this sheet metal plate isclamped by bolts 13, 13between 'cast metal end-plates, 14, 14, whose inner faces are formedwith grooves for'the sheet metal.

The margins of \these end plates are formed a with flanges 15constituting guides for the I clothing. .The slope of the portions 7, 7is so chosen that the clothes will pass over them except that it mustdrain towa'rdthe tub or casing and the holes 12 are locatedat that sidetoward which-the'partition 10 drains. The flanges 5, 5 are here shown asextending to the endof the wringer frame as in Fig. 1

*so that the device can be slid endw'ise for rehnovalor reversal,although I donot restrict myself to this mode of mounting.

My improvements are especially important in' cases where it is desiredto have-the clothes-guide extend a considerable distance from thewringer as is often the case in power operated washing machines. Inthese 155 repeatedly. It isalso frequently desirable to guide theclothes a cons derable distance away from the wringer, this also mostfrequently. occurring in power operated washing machines. And. itisdesirable that the device be symmetrical so that it can be 3P".

plied in either directionjand the. wringer run either way.

It will be understood that many changes can be made in the detailstructure of the device, both" in material, desig'n,fmode ofconstruction, modeof attachment, width, height, and appearance, so thatI do not properly either toward 'or from the rolls; 3

the slope ofthej portions 9, is unimportant limit myself in any. wiseexcept as specifically recited inmy claims; 1

Having thus described my invention what I claim is:

1. As an article of manufacture, a member adapted to be attached outsidethe bottom of a wringer frame and to project laterally of said frame atboth sides, the projecting portions being sloped downwardly from thewringer rolls so as to form chutes, and a shelf portion beneath one ofsaid chutes adapted to return water from the rolls to a tubindependently of the chute.

2. As an article of manufacture, a member adapted to be attached outsidethe bottom of a wringer frame and to project laterally of said frame atboth sides, the projecting I portions being sloped downwardly from thewringer rolls so as to form chutes, a laterally sloped water dischargeshelf located beneath one of said chutes, and means for directing theexpressed water toward said shelf whereby the Same may be returned tothe tub independently of the chute.

3.- In a device of the character described, in combination, a wringerframe having a longitudinal slideway on its bottom member, and a deviceslidably and reversably engaging said'slideway, said device havingclothes guiding portions projecting laterally in an inclined directionat each side of the wringer rolls, and also having a drip receivingshelf located beneath one of said guiding portions adapted to carry allthe drip away from the rolls in one direction.

4. A clothes wringer attachment compris ing a pair of end plates and asheet metal part clamped between them, said sheet metal part defining apair of oppositely extending inclined chutes and a drip shelf beneathone of-said chutes, and means for securin said attachment to a wringerframe with t e respective chutes at opposite sides thereof.

5. A clothes wringer attachment comprising a pair of end plates and asheet metal part clamped between them, said sheet metal part beingfolded to form a bilaterally symmetrical hollow casing, the top sides ofwhich constitute clothes chutes, and an inclined partition extendingfrom the upper edge of one of the'chutes to the bottom of the casingbeneath the other chute and defining with such bottom a drip board, suchbottom being apertured for the discharge of water falling thereon.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto atfix my signature.

- WALTER A. FRANTZ.

